Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 242: Making a Fool of Oneself

"I didn't see it wrong, was that a Flame Blast?!"

"Where did this idiotic woman come from? She sent her flying with just one Flame Blast?"

"One Flame Blast defeating a Foundation Building cultivator, this is so hilarious!"

"What Flame Blast? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Although the Qi Refining cultivators couldn't understand much else, they recognized the Flame Blast. Even though Gao Xian's Flame Blast looked a bit different and the flames were more intense, it still looked like a Flame Blast!

After the shock, the crowd began to question. Most of the Qi Refining cultivators felt that the female Foundation Building cultivator had a problem. She was sent flying with just one Flame Blast, was she made of paper?!

Many people just liked to criticize and comment, even if they didn't understand anything. They would use their limited knowledge and brain to criticize.

Moreover, Flame Blast was such a low-level spell that anyone could use it. The spells used by Foundation Building cultivators were rarely understood by them.

Finally, there was a spell that they could understand, but they couldn't understand the process of the battle at all. This puzzled many Qi Refining cultivators, and then came the various doubts.

There were tens of thousands of spectators, a group of people gathered together, not afraid of the Foundation Building cultivators on the stage. They dared to speak loudly.

The less they understood, the louder they shouted. Those who understood a little bit, on the other hand, didn't dare to speak randomly.

Not all Qi Refining cultivators had bad brains. Some people noticed that this Flame Blast easily tore through the Golden Light Technique. Just this point alone, it couldn't be an ordinary Flame Blast.

The Qi Refining cultivators who understood a little bit wouldn't explain for Gao Xian. Firstly, they had nothing to do with Gao Xian and there was no need to explain for him.

Secondly, they only understood half of it and couldn't come up with a reason.

On the contrary, a group of people who didn't understand were shouting loudly, and their voices influenced the opinions of the majority.

The fact proved that as long as there were more idiots speaking up and their voices were louder, they would influence the judgment of the majority of ordinary people.

The Foundation Building cultivators who truly understood all had serious expressions.

Although the female Foundation Building cultivator was only in the early stage of Foundation Building, she activated the Golden Light Talisman, the Protective Qi, and wielded a sword to release her mana.

She activated three layers of protection in total!

With one Flame Blast, Gao Xian tore through the three layers of protection and sent the female Foundation Building cultivator flying, leaving her covered in ashes!

Based on the power of this Flame Blast, if another one were to come, this female Foundation Building cultivator would die for sure.

Such power, it was truly terrifying!

Gao Xian was very famous, everyone knew that his novels were good and his level of discussing cultivation techniques was high.

However, there were only a few who truly knew Gao Xian's background.

After all, to investigate Gao Xian's situation thoroughly, one needed not only financial resources but also connections.

The Foundation Building cultivators who came to participate in the Azure Cloud Sect's Qingyun Conference were all trying to establish their backgrounds. They didn't have the ability to investigate Gao Xian, nor was it necessary to investigate Gao Xian.

The four Foundation Building cultivators with the Four Great Spirit Bodies were the favorites to win the Qingyun Conference. The Foundation Building cultivators who believed they had a chance to win focused their energy on these four.

It wasn't until Gao Xian appeared that many Foundation Building cultivators realized how formidable he was.

Wei Shuangshuang, who was sitting in the eastern stands, widened her eyes in disbelief. She grabbed Wei Cheng's arm with one hand and exclaimed, "Our neighbor is too powerful!"

Wei Shuangshuang felt that she was similar to that female cultivator, and even if she was slightly stronger than the other party, she probably wouldn't be able to withstand this Flame Blast.

They were all Foundation Building cultivators, how could the gap between them be so big!

She was shocked and very puzzled.

Wei Cheng furrowed his brows deeply. "It seems to be a Flame Blast, but its power is a hundred times stronger than a normal Flame Blast. I don't understand."

Yuan Lin, who was next to them, speculated, "Could this person be a fire-type spirit body, controlling such a terrifying Flame Blast?"

Tong Yan, who had an ordinary appearance, said, "It's also possible that they have a powerful fire-type magic treasure."

Wei Shuangshuang nodded repeatedly, finding this speculation quite plausible. She then asked Wei Cheng, "Husband, do you think Gao Xian can win?"

Yuan Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "If Gao Xian is only proficient in Flame Blast, there must be a way to counter it."

The other two Foundation Building cultivators also nodded. With over four hundred Foundation Building cultivators participating in the Qingyun Conference, victory or defeat would be determined in one battle. At least eight consecutive victories would be needed to win.

By the final few rounds, others will definitely be able to find a way to counter Gao Xian's Flame Blast.

On the southern platform, Li Feihuang clenched her fist. It had been a year since she last saw Gao Xian's Flame Blast, and its power had become even stronger. She was both puzzled and filled with hatred towards it.

Unable to hold back, she asked Li Chengfeng, "Master, what is this spell of Gao Xian's? How can it become even stronger?"

Li Chengfeng hesitated as well. He could see that Gao Xian's cultivation had improved, and his mana was noticeably more powerful and refined.

A year ago, although Gao Xian's Flame Blast was fast, it didn't have such strong power. Now, the power of the Flame Blast had at least doubled. If Gao Xian could maintain that high-speed continuous release, the power would be even more terrifying.

Fortunately, Feihuang had the Phoenix Spirit Body, which could restrain fire spells to the maximum extent. However, it was still not easy to deal with.

Li Chengfeng comforted Li Feihuang, "You happen to counter his Flame Blast, which is a good thing. Gao Xian can help you clear many obstacles."

As he said this, he glanced at Zhang Zhengxin and Lu Shidao not far away. Zhang Zhengxin's thunder spell was powerful and actually countered Li Feihuang's Phoenix Spirit Body to a great extent.

Lu Shidao had the Xuan Yang Spirit Body, which was also somewhat countered by Li Feihuang.

According to the current rankings, Zhang Zhengxin would be the first to encounter Gao Xian. So it seemed like a good thing.

Although Li Chengfeng was at the Eighth Grade Gold Core, he had cultivated to the late stage of Gold Core for over seven hundred years. In terms of cultivation, he was not much worse than Lu Jingxu, Li Ye, and the others.

Zhang Zhengxin and Lu Shidao controlled their emotions well, but they couldn't escape Li Chengfeng's powerful divine sense observation.

These two Foundation Building cultivators, who were known as geniuses, were obviously shocked by Gao Xian's Flame Blast. Their muscles tensed, and their eyes were serious.

The same went for Luo Xiujun and Li Qingfeng.

Gao Xian's Flame Blast was too outrageous, completely defying the common sense of spells. Anyone who saw it for the first time would be extremely shocked.

Just like Lu Jingxu and Li Ye, the two Gold Core cultivators, they were also carefully observing Gao Xian and using their divine sense to observe the traces of mana left by the Flame Blast.

Both Gold Core cultivators were somewhat puzzled. Lu Jingxu showed a pensive look, while Li Ye stared at Gao Xian with a scrutinizing gaze.

Shui Yuying's expression was complex. It had only been a month since Gao Xian defeated Xing Shan, but the power of his Flame Blast had increased significantly. The structure of the spell was obviously more refined and intricate, which couldn't be explained simply by an increase in mana.

Compared to Lu Jingxu and Li Ye, Shui Yuying was actually more surprised. She felt like she couldn't see through Gao Xian anymore.

Yin Lihua's icy face turned even paler. She had already understood that even after taking the Five Demons Soul-igniting Pill, she couldn't match Gao Xian in this state. This made her feel quite desperate...

As the saying goes, outsiders watch the excitement while insiders watch the doorway.

With just one Flame Blast, Gao Xian shocked all the Foundation Building and Gold Core cultivators.

Even Yun Qiushui, who knew Gao Xian very well, showed a surprised expression.

When Gao Xian returned, Yun Qiushui whispered to him, "Brother Gao, your spells have improved again. You're really amazing."

The stable structure of a spell itself determines the upper limit of the spiritual energy it can carry and the upper limit of its power.

Yun Qiushui wasn't being polite; he genuinely admired Gao Xian. Gao Xian continuously improved and enhanced low-level spells as if there were no limits!

Gao Xian humbly said, "I have been thinking day and night and have gained some insights and made some progress."

No matter how good his relationship with Yun Qiushui was, he couldn't mention the Wind Moon Treasure Mirror. Forcibly explaining would only expose the problem, so he could only attribute it to his talent.

After all, there were huge differences in talent among cultivators. Some cultivators could easily reach Core Formation or Nascent Soul with a little cultivation, with their Spirit Body, Physical Body, or Dao Body.

It wasn't surprising that he had become proficient in spells.

Yun Qiushui shook his head, "With just this Flame Blast, except for Li Feihuang who can resist it to some extent, others can't."

Yun Qiushui knew that Gao Xian could release Flame Blasts and Ice Arrow spells in rapid succession. Blocking one Flame Blast was manageable, but dozens of Flame Blasts fired simultaneously would be terrifying.

"Bringing you to this competition, I can't let you lose face. Besides, with my sister as the leader, capturing the flag will be a piece of cake!"

Gao Xian smiled and clasped his hands, "Brother Yun, please take care of me in the future."

Yun Qiushui chuckled, and Gao Xian's jokes were always so interesting. He also clasped his hands in return, "Hello, Junior Brother Gao."

The two of them laughed heartily, both feeling quite happy.

The battles on the competition stage in the following rounds were unremarkable. Only Luo Xiujun stepped onto the stage and displayed exquisite Five Elements spells, causing the audience to cheer.

It wasn't until noon on the second day that the first round of battles ended.

When the second round of battles began, the fights became noticeably intense. Many Foundation Building cultivators were injured, and some were seriously injured.

Fortunately, there were two Gold Core cultivators acting as referees, so they could stop the matches in advance to prevent fatalities.

In the second round, Li Feihuang took the stage first and quickly defeated his opponent. Others like Zhang Zhengxin and Lu Shidao also easily passed the round.

By the time Gao Xian took the stage, it was already the hour of the Ox.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and not a single star could be seen. Fortunately, there were hundreds of floating lamps around the arena, illuminating it as bright as day.

Gao Xian's opponent this time was a middle-aged strong man. This person had a steady gaze and a refined demeanor, clearly someone who had been through many battles.

Without waiting to speak, the middle-aged strong man first activated the Xuanbing Shield Talisman, the Gui Water Body Protection Technique, and then his innate Divine Ability, the Six Harmonies Gang Qi.

Obviously, the middle-aged strong man knew that he would be fighting Gao Xian and had prepared early.

Gao Xian smiled, performed a salute, and then activated the Flame Bullet.

Although the middle-aged strong man had prepared early, he realized that all his preparations were useless when facing Gao Xian. Gao Xian's Flame Bullet was too fast!

A red light flashed and had already landed on him, leaving him no chance to dodge.

The heavy black Xuanbing Shield shattered and melted in the red flame, followed by the dense water light of the Gui Water Body Protection Technique being blasted away.

In a panic, the middle-aged strong man activated his sword, and when the sword fell, the Six Harmonies Gang Qi erupted, completely extinguishing the approaching red flame.

This made the middle-aged strong man feel relieved that he had survived this attack. But he immediately fell into a state of shock and despair because the second red light had already imprinted itself in his eyes.

The middle-aged strong man once again wielded his sword and activated the Six Harmonies Gang Qi, causing a fierce flame to blast him and his sword away.

The light of the formation on the arena flickered, blocking the impact of the flames, but allowing the middle-aged strong man to fly out of the arena.

This was the design of the formation itself. It did not block people from entering or leaving, but rather blocked spells, Law Weapons, and other magical changes to prevent harm to the spectators outside.

The onlookers below were once again in an uproar. It was another Flame Bullet, and Gao Xian easily defeated his opponent.

Many Qi Refining cultivators were puzzled. The middle-aged strong man had clearly activated two water-based defensive spells, which should have been effective against fire-based spells. How did he still lose so easily?

However, Zhang Zhengxin and Lu Shidao were not surprised.

Gao Xian's Flame Bullet was simply extraordinary, and its power reached the pinnacle of Rank Two spells. It was impossible to rely on ordinary Rank Two water-based spells to counter Gao Xian's Flame Bullet.

In the third round, Gao Xian took the stage again and used three Flame Bullets to defeat his opponent.

In the fourth round, Gao Xian also used three Flame Bullets to defeat his opponent.

The Foundation Building cultivators who made it to the fourth round were all skilled in their own right. Each battle was extremely exciting.

Talents like Zhang Zhengxin and Lu Shidao had to use their own unique skills to defeat their opponents.

Only when it came to Gao Xian, no matter who his opponent was, he used the Flame Bullet to defeat them, and he did so effortlessly.

The Qi Refining cultivators watching the scene were mostly very puzzled, and many even felt that there was some kind of conspiracy behind it.

Mainly because the cultivation level of the Qi Refining cultivators was too weak, they couldn't truly perceive the power of the Flame Bullet through the protective formation on the arena.

Gao Xian naturally heard these discussions, but he found it amusing.

In the fifth round, Gao Xian took the stage again, and this time he encountered Lu Shidao, the genius with the Xuan Yang Spirit Body.

Lu Shidao was only twenty-seven years old this year, a few years younger than Gao Xian, but he was already in the mid-Foundation Building stage, with two ignited innate spirit lights.

Normally, his cultivation level should be stronger than Gao Xian's.

In fact, Gao Xian had various secret techniques to enhance both his physical body and his mana, making him superior to Lu Shidao in both aspects.

The powerful physical body enhanced by the Vajra Technique was even stronger than Lu Shidao's. Moreover, Gao Xian's divine sense, enhanced by the Tai Zhen Puppet God, made his divine sense comparable to Li Chengfeng's.

In this state, Gao Xian did not consider Lu Shidao and others as opponents at all.

Lu Shidao, of course, attached great importance to Gao Xian, but he did not prepare any water-based spells or Law Weapons.

He was not good at these, and it would be foolish to choose spells or Law Weapons that he was not good at in order to counter the Flame Bullet.

Lu Shidao was confident in his powerful divine sense and swordsmanship, as well as his two powerful Law Weapons, the Six Harmonies Mirror and the Xuan Yang Sword. He had a good chance against Gao Xian.

"Senior Gao, please."

"Please."

The two of them only exchanged a few words. There was no need for courtesy on the arena. After performing a salute, they both attacked at the same time.

Lu Shidao first urged the Six Harmonies Mirror. This mirror is only the size of a three-year-old child's palm, with an appearance like a bronze plaque, but inside it is made up of six pieces of bronze mirrors pieced together.

With the support of his Six Harmonies Profound Yang Qi, the Six Harmonies Mirror suddenly expanded into a six-sided copper mirror that was four or five feet tall, enclosing Lu Shidao in the middle.

The six-sided copper mirror simultaneously shimmered with a brilliant golden light, exceptionally powerful and dazzling.

The cultivators watching around felt their eyes brighten, and most of them couldn't see anything anymore.

The strong light from the Six Harmonies Mirror was too intense, even Gao Xian couldn't look directly at it. He closed his right eye and observed Lu Shidao only through his left eye, which was equipped with the Flower Discerning Spirit Mirror.

In the Candlelight Illuminating the Netherworld mode, Gao Xian could easily see the two shining life lights within Lu Shidao's body, see him manipulating his mana, and see the subtle resonance between him and the Six Harmonies Mirror.

"Not bad."

Gao Xian didn't want to waste any more time. He didn't particularly appreciate Lu Shidao either. This person seemed polite on the surface but was actually very arrogant and conceited.

Yun Qiushui was also arrogant and conceited, but he was genuine. Lu Shidao, on the other hand, pretended to be polite and humble, which made him seem uninteresting.

Gao Xian also admitted that he had a filter for Yun Qiushui. Yun Qiushui was his good friend, so of course he would stand up for him. People like Lu Shidao had no qualifications to be compared to Yun Qiushui.

Lu Shidao had no idea what Gao Xian was thinking. He said loudly, "Fellow Daoist Gao's Flame Bomb is exquisite and it is my honor to have the opportunity to learn from you. Please do your best and don't hold back..."

He activated the Six Harmonies Mirror and the Six Harmonies Profound Yang Qi, thinking that he was prepared and could speak eloquently.

"A shallow spell, nothing impressive."

As Gao Xian spoke, nine Flame Bombs were already shining and thundering down in succession.

The nine Flame Bombs erupted simultaneously, and thousands of flames engulfed Lu Shidao like a sea of fire.

The many Qi Refining cultivators watching from below were greatly shocked. Previously, Gao Xian had only launched three Flame Bombs at most, and they couldn't see much.

With nine Flame Bombs being launched in succession, the earth-shattering and violent power was enough to intimidate even through the protective formation.

The Six Harmonies Mirror around Lu Shidao simultaneously contracted and trembled, the six huge copper mirrors connected their auras, forming a tight defense that kept the high-temperature flames outside and resisted the impact of the flames.

This also made Lu Shidao breathe a sigh of relief. No matter how brilliant the spell was, it was still not as powerful as a Law Weapon. Moreover, his Six Harmonies Mirror could be considered a Rank Three magic treasure.

Just then, nine points of crimson light shot towards him.

Lu Shidao sneered inwardly. With such a powerful spell, let's see how many Gao Xian can cast!

The Six Harmonies Mirror shimmered with golden light, reflecting most of the impact of the Flame Bombs, once again firmly blocking the nine Flame Bombs.

Before Lu Shidao could catch his breath, nine more points of crimson light fell. Lu Shidao felt a little anxious. How much mana did this Gao Xian have? How could he continuously cast spells without any pause or adjustment?

Lu Shidao once again withstood these nine Flame Bombs, but he could already feel the scorching high temperature that melted gold and iron emanating from them. He felt like he was being roasted.

The operation of the Six Harmonies Mirror also became sluggish, unable to completely block the power of the Flame Bombs.

As a result, before Lu Shidao could catch his breath, nine more points of crimson light shot towards him, and what shocked Lu Shidao even more was that behind the nine points of crimson light were dozens of densely packed crimson lights...

He only had one thought in his mind: "What the hell kind of evil spell is this? It's over!"

The many Foundation Building cultivators watching from below, their eyes were occupied by the densely packed crimson lights, and even their minds were occupied by them. They temporarily lost control of their emotions and bodies, revealing expressions of shock, unease, and fear...

Zhang Zhengxin, Luo Xiujun, Li Qingfeng, and several other self-proclaimed geniuses among the Foundation Building cultivators all had pale faces.

Li Feihuang, who was confident in completely restraining the Flame Bombs, also had a pale face.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom..."

The raging flames were released without restraint, and the ancient Sword Trial Platform seemed to be melting in the fire.

A figure flashed, and Lu Shidao rushed out from the Sword Trial Platform.

His snow-white clothes were now full of black holes from being burned, and his head and face were also charred. He looked like a corpse that had been snatched from a fire, disheveled and miserable, no longer showing any trace of the elegant and suave figure in white clothes...

The sound of jade chimes rang out at this moment.

Although the many cultivators below had anticipated this, seeing Lu Shidao lose so miserably, they couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy.

Gao Xian, in his green clothes with a sword at his waist, bowed to Lu Shidao from a distance. "Fellow Daoist, I have learned from you."

Lu Shidao remained silent, and the cultivators watching below also fell silent.

(End of the chapter)